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and the y anti .caueus democrats, on the
last evening of the Legislative session, the
Wsst Virqipia Democrat says:
.Tucas suggested that Mr. Camden should
retire from the contest. This proposition was
followed bv dead silence Chew then made
"a proDosition that the IS Camden men should
name ten, twenty or thirty pefSons-the con,
ference 20 determine the number that should
Doe namedD The 12would name an equai mum
Der of persons. Ii the same name appeared on
both lists, then that person should oe the nom
ince III more than one name appeared on oo'H
lists then the several persons whose names
were ON both lists should be voted iOr IN the
conference until one OC them was nominated,
This proposition staggered good many oil the
Camden men because 10 was 50 perfectly Jar
But Re- was declined.
Vow 10 might not have occurred to Col.
Chew-of course We do not mean to inti-
mate or iusiuuate that it did-that the
bove was anything else than $50 perfectly
fair" but when YOU come to consider that
all along through the contest the twelve
demanded that Mr.. Camden should be eX-
cluled from the list of candidates, and that
thev had given no hint of change OF mind or
heart vou must reach The conclusion that
COL Chew's proposition WAS simply game
of heads wiu tails YOU lose The thir-
tg-sfrht might have made ont list and IN
Guided Mr. Camden. and the twelve would
have listed like number and omitted Mr..
Camden OF any Known preference OF his
friends. OF course. then, Mr. Camden's
naHe could no; have been presented To the
Conference under Col Chew's proposition,
for +. was toreoriained by the twelve that 1t
should not be. Therefore, there WAS no.
thing ESQ perfectly fair" ia Col Chew $
suggestion. though he may have been as IN
noeent as one O. Mark Twain's companions
40 the grave of Adam. There was neither
Justice. nor patriotism nor democracy
especially Jedersoniaa democracy-iu ex-
Guiding Senator Camden's name from list
of nominations The days of recouslruc.
zion and test oaths presented nothing more
pro,crip.iye. iutoleraut undemocratic and
unre9ubucan thau tLis dictatiou OF twelve
TO three-our,h. majority Of the democrat
+, members OF the legislature and Of the de-
mocratic voters of the state that leading,
representative democrat and loyal enter
prisiug, public spirited citizen should be
excluded from the benefits of the sutlrages
oftbe people. No, "a single charge Of un-
due influence OF improper use Of money by
Mr.. Camden has been sustained; not a sin
Gle uudemocrauc vote during his term in
the Senate has been pointed out; every al
legation against him as public man or
private citizen has fallen TO the ground
The trouble was. from the beginning, that
others wanted 20 warm his seat In the SEN
ate. and % DO this they anus, first destroy
his fair name and thus pa, him out of the
way-some OF the actors ia The drama.ior-
getting chat precedence IN stone-throwing
was accorded 60 him that is without sin,
Since the adjournment of the Legislature
Gov. WILSON has been exercising his yotoe
prerogatiye. Among the bill, not meeting
his approval, in fact provoking his disap-
probation are the following The bill pro
yidiue for the bridging of the Ohio, Kama
villa. Big SANDY and Tug Rivers the H..
e. Davis railroad bin, bin changing the
name of the Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Railroad. and enlargiug and increasing the
powers of said road SO as 20 extend by way
of various routes, hereafter TO be determin-
ed upon. 10 the Kauawha river and connec-
ton with the G.. x O. and X. * o. roads.
the bin concerning the taking Of private
land for public purposes without the con-
sem, OF the owner and the measure provi-
ding for the relief of Scott Van Meter, OF
Berkeley county. These vetoes are filed
with The Secretary Of State aud may be
subjects Of consideration by lhe Legislature
when &c conyeues in extra session.
Iu reply 60 the question whether the
boiling Democrats voald agree TO support
the choice of the majority of the Democrat
ic members if Mr. Camden were taken
down. Lucas said be diJ not regard the con-
ference rs party caucus and whatever was
done he reserved thcright to 10 as he pleas
ed. This left nothing for the caucus Dem
ocrat, to DO but to submit or refuse to sub
mit to the boiling minority in the choice OF
Senator, and ;hey promptly refused, OF
course. After this conference The minority
faction agreed to- vote tor an Immediate dis
solution of the joint assembly. fearing ,hat
enough Republicans would vote for Mr..
Camden o. bring about his election If the
contest was further prolonged, and with the
aid of the Republicans the motion to dis
solve was carried by vote Of 46 to ~.
Senator Switzer, one ef the boilers, and
Whitaker a Republican, voting against it.
-Fr-mot H5er.
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